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Imagine two white doors, so gigantic - nearly 4 m tall - that you feel like Alice in Wonderland. Now think of them dancing on rails through an immense, vacant space, twirling as they go. This is Gates, an installation in French artist Pierre Huyghe's multimedia exhibition "Celebration Park," the other stories...
Shopping in local markets, picnicking in the Luxembourg Gardens and jogging around the nearby botanical park, they soon felt at home in the Left Bank apartment they rented for $4,500 a month. As Conlon became a familiar face, butchers shared culinary tips and cheesemongers gave her extra samples. Plumb, 49, became a habitué of a hole-in-the-wall café frequented by local tradesmen and accompanied Conlon on explorations around the city. "Chip discovered walks through Paris were even better than walks around a golf course," says Conlon...
...more important for people to understand than how to divide the solar system into sheep and goats. Our connection to those early epochs is not just academic. Many of the oxygen atoms we inhale were forged in those very first stars. James Sweitzer, Ph.D. Science Communications Consultants Oak Park, Illinois...
...Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em "Operation: Kill Kermit" [Aug. 28] reported that the French park service is killing North American bullfrogs that have become an ecological menace. Although China and France are rivals in creating fabulous cuisine, as an ordinary Chinese, I have a humble suggestion to the suffering French: Why use armed hunters to kill thousands of troublesome bullfrogs? It is not half as effective as whetting the appetite of the community and showing people how lucky they are to be living among so many exotic delicacies. Jim Hsia Shanghai
...Harvard cross-country team suffered a disappointing Friday afternoon in Boston’s Franklin Park, with the men falling to Yale 34-21 and the women finishing last in their meet with Yale and Princeton. Eight Harvard men competed in the 8k race against the Bulldogs, five of whom placed in the top 10. However, the first two finishers both wore the navy and white. Yale sophomore Jake Gallagher won with a time of 25:08, and senior Brian Gertzen finished on the heels of his teammate, posting a time of 25:14. Junior Ryan Hafer had the best...